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Park West 2009-2010


Divisional Plan

Professional Learning Funding provided by Manitoba Education - Please provide details below

1) To date, how have you used the money your division received for K-8 teachers' LwICT professional learning in 2008-09 and 2009-10?
  • one-on-one PD
  • out of division conferences
  • Small group sessions
  • Total school initiatives (e-portfolios)

2) What professional learning is occurring now because of the extra funding that you previously not able to do?
  • Out of division conferencing
  • Every teacher K-12 has had opportunity for training

3) Does your division have any strategies for ongoing professional learning (For example: Professional Learning Community - online, face-to-face, mentors, etc?)
  • Using IITV for PD
  • using first class conferences
  • Opportunities for revisiting lwict with 1st and 2nd year teachers...
  • Emphasis on using Web 2.0 tools (e.g. Wiki, MonkeySurvey, Flicker, compfight.com, etc)

4) What successful strategies would you like to recommend to other divisions?
  • grade group levels: keep similar grades together for inservicing
  • Keep conversations going with senior admin, board...re LwICT plans and levels of funding for infrastructure

Report Card Samples


5) How often do you report on Literacy with ICT during the school year?
  • Once per year currently; considering the move to 3 times per year

6) Which grades are reporting on Literacy with ICT?
  • K-8

7) When does the reporting occur?
  • Currently once per year; looking at increasing to 3 times per year.

8) What feedback have you received from parents regarding reporting of Literacy with ICT?
  • Very little

9) In certain circumstances, a child may have more than one teacher. How would/do your teachers report on a child's literacy with ICT in this circumstance? Please discuss with your divisional team and record some possible strategies to address this issue.
  • In PWSD the homeroom teacher is responsible for reporting on LwICT; other teachers are still required to collaborate on the assessment with the homeroom teacher.

10) If there have been changes to your divisional statement of belief on reporting on LwICT, since last year, upload or insert the text below.
  • Currently once per year; looking at increasing to 3 times per year.


Transition to Senior Years


11) Thoughts on Literacy with ICT transition to the Senior Years
  • Looking at division initiative
  • TIP (Technology Infused Pedagogy)
    • based on IMYM and LwICT models
    • Create a blueprint for what a TIP classroom should look like.
      • Inquiry-based, cooperative (as opposed to group work) learning,
      • Success for all Learning, Independent Together, and current brain research
  • 21st Century teaching for 21st century learners
  • Paralleled with all 9-12 students having a personal netbook within 3 years.
  • All senior high schools to have wireless infrastructure


12 )Ongoing support for K-8 teachers
  • Developing First Class conferences to share resources
  • Update websites to link to exemplary web2.0 tools and LwICT sites
  • Fixed labs replaced with mobile carts